1987 Golden Medallion Winners & Finalists

From its introduction in 1982 until 1989, the RITA® was known as The Golden Medallion. The 1987 Golden Medallion winners were notable for a first: married writers Tom and Sharon Curtis became the first co-authors to win this award. The Inspirational Category was not included in the 1987 awards.

Historical Romance: By Right Of Arms by Robyn Carr - Little, Brown & Co. - Mary E. Tondorf-Dick

After the Torchlight by Diane Carey

Blue Triumph of Roses by Shannon Drake

Forever Wild by Louisa Rawlings

Loving Julia by Karen Robards

Long Contemporary Romance: One Summer by Nora Roberts - Silhouette, Special Edition – Isabel Swift

Butterflies in the Sun by Vicki Lewis Thompson

Child's Play by Peggy Nicholson

Double Dealings by Kathleen Creighton

Flashpoint by Patricia Gardner Evans

Into the Light by Judith Duncan

Regency Romance: Lord Abberley's Nemesis by Amanda Scott - New American Library – Hilary Ross

A Bid for Independence by Karla Hocker

The Captivated Countess by Barbara Allister

The Cloisonne Locket by Barbara Hazard

The Last Waltz by Dorothy Mack

The Toplofty Lord Thorpe by Kasey Michaels

Short Contemporary Romance: Still Waters by Kathleen Creighton - Bantam, Loveswept – Elizabeth Barrett

Head over Heels by Leigh Roberts

Hot Properties by Suzanne Forster

Last Year's Hunk by Marie Nicole

Long Road Home by Jean Faure

Pennies in the Fountain by Robin Elliott

Single Title Release Romance: Sunshine And Shadow by Tom and Sharon Curtis writing as Laura London - Bantam – Carolyn Nichols

The Exclusive by Carole Nelson Douglas

Moondust and Madness by Janelle Taylor

Obsessions by Rebecca Flanders

Wild Flower by Claire Harrison

Traditional Romance: Opal Fire by Sandy Dengler - Zondervan, Serenade – Anne Severance

Heart Shift by Glenda Sands

Just One Look by Jude O'Neill

Lovers' Reunion by Terri Herrington

Young Adult Romance: Video Fever by Kathleen Garvey - Silhouette, First Love – Nancy Jackson

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